There is a crucial update to a crucial story: The human responsible for the groundhog is taking the fall for Phil's incorrect (and apparently litigious) prediction that spring was on its way. And it may have worked.
Did you know it's Groundhog Day? Were you aware that when you awoke Saturday morning a decision would be made that would effect things as dramatically as the seasons? That Winter's fate would be left to a small creature?
With the non-winter we've had here on the East Coast, this year, Punxsutawney Phil could not have done his job right no matter what the little guy predicted.
Punxsutawney Phil "saw his shadow" this morning, proclaiming six more weeks of winter, but animal meteorologis watchers in New York city received a dissenting view from rival Staten Island Chuck.
After a long day of staring at Twitter, we're sharing our favorite tweets that made no sense.
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